Simply put: ./configure.. there are more than many Unix systems and they all differ in minor ways. ./configure is a script to detect your system settings. Usually, .h files will be generated for later use.
make.. compile surce files (for example .c .h ) to executable files. make install... put the executables in place. This is the usual use of those. Someone can, however, let configure, make, make install do whatever they want. :-) Bo On Mon, Aug 26, 2002 at 07:50:53AM -0700, Brian Lucas wrote: > I have been able to build several programs following the standard > configure, make, and make install programs. What do each of these do? > Is configure a compiler and how do you know what options you can specify > alongside it? For instance, configure --with-mysql. And what are the > roles of make and make install? > Thanks. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
